Collapsible chair and easel



Mar ch 1,1927. 1,619,381

w. J. STEWARD COLLAPIBLE CHAIR AND EASEL Filed April 12. 1924 2 She ts-Sheet 1 Patented Mar. 1, 1927.

witttmilr J. Stewart]? osron, MASSACHUSETTS.

com-in eam orient AND EASAEVL.

Application filed April 12, 1924. set-m1 No. 706,052.

This invention relates to an, improved chair and easel particularly adapted for use by artists in sketching outdoors.

The object of the invention is to provide a cheap, strong and durable seat and easel combined, which can be collapsed and folded into very compact space and which, when positioned for use, will provide not only a si'ipport for the drawing, and a seat for the artist, but also it back for. theseat so that in the long continued sketching the same will be restful andpractical in every way. Legs are provided for the chair of original and novel construction and these.

legs have prongs attached thereto which may be inserted in the ground to aid in holding-the chair firmly in position when in use. a

.The invention consists in a combined collapsi'ole chair and easelconstructed as, here,- inafter set forth and particularly as set forth in the claims.

Referring to the drawings;

Figure 1 is a plan View of my improved easel showingthesame in position for use.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same taken on line 22,.Figure 1,

Fig. 3 is a detail plan of oneof the legs of the chair. v

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the same as .viewed from the right of Figure 1. -Fig. is a longitudinal sectional, elevation of the chair and easel illustrating the same in collapsed position. 2

Like numerals refer to like parts through out the several views of vthedrawings.

In the drawings, 6 is the chair seat which is provided with a slot 7 extending longitudinally thereof with a brace 8 extending transversely thereof and fastened to the lower side of the seat. 9 is. another brace extending transversely of the seat upon the underside thereof. 10 is a reduced or tongue portion provided at the rear end of the seat. 11 is a leg hinged at 12 to the brace 8 adjacent the front end of the seat. 13 and 14; are intersecting legs, the leg let being shown in detail in Fig. 3 and having a reduced tongue portion 15 at its lower end which projects through a slot 16 in the leg 13. The leg 13 extends upwardly above the seat 10 thus providing aback .17. Said leg 13 is also provided with a slot 18 through which the tongue portion 10 of the seat proects and the seat is locked to the back leg 13 by a wedge-shaped key 19 which projects through'the 10 and holds the back leg 13 firmly ,lofcked against the shoulder p'ortions 20 of the, seat.

A prong 21 is provided upon the lower end of theleg 11 and a U-shaped prong 22 is hinged or pivotally mounted upon the back leg 18, the prongsstraddling the tongue portionlaof the intersecting leg 14*, asillustrated in F 4.1 The upper end. of the .intersecting leg 14 bears against the underside of the seat 6, extends entirely thereacross, and is attached to the brace 9, by a hook 23.

An arm 2 1is hinged at 25 to the front end of theseatt, the lower end26 ofsa'id arm projecting through the slot Tand bearing against the. brace 8 when the arm is in operative position, and as will be seen by reference to Fig. 2, when the arnris in operative position it.projects vertically at an inclined position from the front end of the seat 6. The. arm 24 is bevelled upon its opposite edges at 27 to receive a clamp 28 which may be locked tojthe arm 24 at dill'erent heights by a screw 29 having screwtlireaded engagement with the clamp 28 and bearingagainst the, arm 24 upon which it is sli dably mount-ed. j

- The brace 9 is providedwith anotch 30 i'ntofwhich the prong 21 on the leg 11 pro-- jects when the seat is'. collapsed and the parts are folded together ready to be transported from one place to another, or'ready to be packed awayvina smallspace.

The generaloperation oft-lie device here inbje'forespecifically described is as follows.:-Assuming.theparts to be in therelative positions illustrated in Fig. 2, the draw.-v ing 31, illustrated in dotted lines Fi 2,'is placed upon the seat with its lower edge resting in a groove 32 provided in the upper face of the seat 6 and extending transversely thereacross, the upper edge of the drawing being held in position by the clamp 29. When it is desired to collapse and fold up the chair and easel, the drawing is removed from the arm 24 and preferably the clamp 29 is also removed from the arm 24. Said arm is then tipped over into the horizontal position illustrated in Fig. 5, wherein it will be seen that the arm 24 enters the slot .7 in the seat and rests upon the braces 8 and being laid upon the back leg 13 and the different parts then bound together by a strap 33.

I claim:

1. A collapsible chair and easel having, in combination, a seat comprising a single rigid member slotted longitudinally thereof, an arm projecting upwardly from the front end thereof and constituting a support for a drawing or the like, said arm being foldable into said slot, a leg attached to the front end of said seat and a pair of intersecting legs at the opposite end thereof.

2. A collapsible chair and easel having, in con'ibination, a seat comprising a single rigid member slotted longitudinally thereof, an arm projecting upwardly from the front end thereof and constituting a support for a drawing or the like, said arm being foldable into said slot, a leg attached to the front end of said seat and foldable against the underside thereof and a pair of intersecting legs at the opposite end thereof, one of said pair of legs extending upwardly above the seat and forming a back therefor.

3. A collapsible chair and easel having, in combination, a seat provided with a slot extending longitudinally thereof, a brace extending transversely of said seat upon the underside thereof, an arm hinged to said seat projecting above and below the same adjacent the front end thereof and constituting a sup )ort for a drawing or the like, the lower end of said arm projecting through said slot and engaging said brace when in an inclined upright position and constituting a support for a drawing or the like, a leg attached to the front end of said seat and a support for the opposite end thereof;

4:. A collapsible chair and easel having, in combination, a seat comprising a single rigid member provided with a slot extending longitudinally thereof, an arm projecting upwardly from the front end thereof and constituting a support for a drawing or the like, said arm being foldable into said slot, a leg attached to the front end of said seat, a pair of intersecting legs at the opposite end thereof, one of said pair of legs extending upwardly above the seat and forming a back therefor, the other leg of said pair being reduced in width at its lower end and projecting through a slot provided in the upwardly extended leg of the pair, said seat being reduced in width at its rear end and projecting through a slot in said back and means to lock said back to said seat.

5. A collapsible chair and easel having, in combination, a seat COIHPIlSlllg a single rigid member, an arm projecting iipwardly from the front end thereof and foldable into a slot extending longitudinally of said seat, said arm constituting a support for a drawing or the like, a leg attached to the front end of said seat, a pair of intersecting legs attached to the rear end of said seat, one of said intersecting legs being reduced in width at its lower end and projecting through a slot provided in the other of said intersecting legs.

6. A collapsible chair and easel having, in combination, a seat provided with a slot extending longitudinally thereof, a brace extending transversely of said seat and at tached to the lower side thereof, an arm hinged to said seat and projecting through said slot, the lower end of said arm bearing against said brace when the arm is in an inclined vertical position, theportion of the arm extending above said seat constituting a support for a drawing or the like, a leg hinged to said brace, a pair of intersecting legs adjacent to thcrear end of said seat, a second brace extending transversely of said seat upon the underside thereof, means to attach the upper end of one of said intersecting legs to said second brace, the lower end of said last-named leg being reduced in width and projecting through a slot provided in the other of said intersecting legs, the last-named leg being extended upwardly against said seat and forming a back therefor, the rear end of said seat being reduced in width and extending through a slot provided in said back leg and means to lock saidback leg to saidseat.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

\VILLIAM J. STElVARD. 

